Search for dissertations about: "prescribed drugs"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 148 swedish dissertations containing the words prescribed drugs.

  2. 1. Pharmacokinetics of antidepressant drugs : naturalistic and clinical trials

    Author : Margareta Reis; Finn Bengtsson; Edoardo Spina; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : Depression is a major public health problem and it is predicted to be the second leading cause of disease burden by the year 2020. The pharmacological treatment period for major depressive disorder (MDD) is relatively long and sometimes prophylactic over many years. READ MORE

  4. 2. Adverse effects of psychotropic drugs in old age

    Author : Jon Brännström; Hugo Lövheim; Yngve Gustafson; Peter Nordström; Patrik Midlöv; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Geriatric medicine; psychotropic drugs; adverse effects; mortality; hip fracture; cohort study; old age; Geriatrics; geriatrik;

    Abstract : Background: With increasing age, the body and mind transform. Many of our organs gradually lose capacity, making them more sensitive to the effects of several drugs. In parallel, many of us accumulate an increasing burden of disease and other conditions warranting the use of medications. READ MORE

  5. 3. Determinants of health care and drug utilisation : The causes of health care utilisation study

    Author : Ahmad Al-Windi; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Medical sciences; Sociodemographic characteristics; well-being. symptom. chronic disease; health care utilisation; drugs; MEDICIN OCH VÅRD; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Medicine; medicin;

    Abstract : The costs of health care and medicines are a considerable and rapidly increasing part of the gross national product in Sweden. like in many other countries.The purpose of this study was to identify factors that influenced the we of health care and drugs in subjects aged 16 years and above in Håbo, a Swedish municipality. READ MORE

  6. 4. Benzodiazepine and opioid dependence. Clinical and meta-analytical studies

    Author : Björn Axel Johansson; Kliniskt Centrum för Hälsofrämjande Vård; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; clinical psychology; psychosomatics; Psychiatry; meta-analysis; opioid dependence; RCT; naltrexone; prescribed drugs; maintenance treatment; methadone; withdrawal symptoms; benzodiazepine dependence; DSM-IV; Psykiatri; klinisk psykologi; psykosomatik;

    Abstract : The thesis contains 4 papers, two clinical studies and two meta-analyses. In the BZD taper study (Paper I) 21 BZD dependent (DSM-IV) patients were included for a 10-day inpatient detoxification. The average defined daily dose (DDD) was 4.7 doses. READ MORE

  7. 5. Older people with intellectual disability and affective and anxiety disorders: Comorbidities, healthcare utilisation, pharmacotherapy and frailty factors requiring support and social services

    Author : Nadia El Mrayyan; Hälsofrämjande komplexa interventioner; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Ageing; Intellectual disability; Affective disorders; Anxiety disorders; Healthcare; Social Services; Drugs; Frailty factors;

    Abstract : AbstractBackground: Affective and anxiety disorders have a higher occurrence in older people with intellectual disability (ID) than in the general population. However, there is a lack of research into this ageing group from the point of view of their health panorama, use of medicines, healthcare utilisation and social welfare support. READ MORE